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For DIRECTV subscribers it is Channel 232 i believe. 5:30PM and 7:00PM Pacific Standard Time.

Nothing has been said officially to my knowledge, but the smart money is for Kimi to partner with JPM. David's getting a bit long in the tooth for F1 in some peoples eyes.

Hi Jerry! Everyone is so down on Ferrari for "dominating" the F1 scene for the past few years. Have these folks forgotten that before their recent spate of good fortune they were in the doldrums for MANY years. Before Shuey arrived, the last time they were F1 champions was in 1979 with Jody Schekter as pilot. Ferrari's dominance will fade as quickly as it arrived, someday. It is the nature of a racing series where technical innovation is encouraged for a team to be able to dominate, and when you add the talent of Shuey to the mix it isn't easy for another team to knock them off of the pedestle.

Is that link to the correct article? more of a law and order article than a build with wood article. Am I missing something? EDIT No worries. I enjoyed the story in the wrong link. I just LOVE a happy ending! BTW, I agree with Dwight! 1 down, how many more to go?

I agree James. Except that I say "fortunately" the dream won't come true. (I hope!) I hate it when a dealer trys to take advantage of someone, even if the buyer should have done more research and used more brain power before committing to the deal. IMO that dealer KNOWS that the car isn't worth that much.

I heard about this on the radio this morning. Wonder if the is an video of the races available?

Mike, Mike, Mike; I NEVER said it isn't worth "$^!#". (or that it's worthless or anything of the kind. ROI does not have to be financial. Many times it is not. ROI can be in the form of performance, awards (this car got at least one of those), or a combination of both. My opinion is that for an investment of $30K I expect more than what this car has shown. In awards, AND performance, and also in style (very subjective, but I haven't heard anyone say they LOVED the paint job yet) IMO the fact that it's been on auction for 8 days and hasn't drawn even one bid speaks volumes. So far no one thinks it's worth $12K (yet.) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Now don't any think I saying something about the car, but regarding the statement....... "They do it because they love it. Removing the whole aspect of investment, this guy turned his passions into something from his imagination." --------------------------------------------------------------------- I can imagine taking a cat turd and painting it, putting colored beads and tinsel on it, and adding festive pinstriping to finish it off with loving care. But that doesn't make it useful as a Christmas ornament. On any project or job, it is the RESULTS that influence the value, not the intent of the builder. For a car that has to be performance, and appearance, functionality, etc. The car HAS won an award. The one performance measure that was stated is the 1/4 mile time. No dyno results like HP or torque figures were mentioned, so I have commented on what was stated by the auction. One would think if there were any other notable specs, that they would have been listed. (I'm dropping out of this thread, as I've stated my opinions and the reasons for them. No one has to agree with me. We'll see if anyone thnks it's worth $12K by 9PM PST on Saturday) Is it $12K worth of quick? NO, James waxes him for less than half of that figure. 2ManyZs: Your statement is probably closer to the truth than any of us realize. But with that paint job, it'll take a bit of searching to find a buyer that has the same taste in paintwork.

well for sure you wouldn't want the rear wheels hanging out (as if in an "oversteer situation in a RWD car) but how much downforce is needed to keep the rear tires of a FWD car planted firmly and tracking properly?

AFAIK, a Volt/Ohm meter, and a continuity tester. Sources? Local Sears, or Full service Auto Parts store

I assume that you mean REAR downforce on a FWD car. It's a good question! I'm curious too. Anyone have an answer?

I pretty sure that all of us who work on our own cars and "tweak" them to various levels value our won car at more that the "real world, actual value it would bring on the open market". It's only natural. I've been there before, others have been as well. Member Harry Frigg (Michael) comes to mind with the 73 Z (a Gold Medal winning car a few years back) that he sold earlier this year. Only the person who did the work, spent the coin, and watched it evolve can understand the depth of effort put into the car. BUT, the reality is that these cars seldom sell for anywhere near the amount of money that is put into them, even when they are "performers", and/or "show winners". Maybe the car on eBay is worth the $12K as a "show winner" to somebody but not to me since I'm not fond of the paint job.. From a performance view point, I don't feel that it is worth that much either. Just my $.01 (broke after Xmas shopping)

I repeat............... I acknowledge the time and money he put into the project (it's easily seen from the parts list and the IMHO fugley paint job), BUT he's not getting much out of that time and money. Putting time and money into something is not worth much if you don't get much ROI (return on investment): He's discounting it to 1/3 of his investment and not getting ANY bids it has a paint job that only the designer could love IMHO and it's slower than it should be with all the parts he's thrown into it. [/list=1] Where is the value? What's the point in putting high performance parts into an engine or chassis if after all the work and $$ it doen't perform like it should. It's an unfortunate situation, but it's reality. James car out performs it, for far less $$. Thats the backup. Remember, Opinions will vary. You aren't required to agree with me, nor I to agree with you.

Hi Mike: Thanks for the good review! The Pertronix unit is not a reed switch. It's not mechanical at all. It's a solid state switching device that senses the electro-magnetic fields of each of six magnets that rotate around the distributor shaft, and fires the coil at the appropriate times. It's a simple system and is pretty neat. It's not a "Racing" Ingition system, but it works great for a street car, from bone stock to a car with mild modifications. Once you start looking for Major modifications, it's time to step up to fancy Unilite distributors and powerful racing igniton systems.

Whoa now partner, I didn't include any ( ) smilies or any thing like that; I'm not looking for a "date".

Thanks Ernie! I shoulda looked at James signature. :stupid: But it does illustrates my point even better. For less than 1/3 of the $30K investment on the eBay Z, James is waxing his A$$ in the 1/4 mile. I call James "ZmeCruise", in affection. Just to tease him a bit. I TRY not to do it too often.:cheeky:

Make sure the Oil pump / Distributor driveshaft is looking like the one in the attachment. Don't ask how I know to check!

Exactly my thoughts Stephen. It's easy to take a stack of parts and pile them onto a chassis, but to get it all to work properly TOGETHER, is quite something else. If I had all those "goodies" and $$$ in my car and it only did 14.1's, I would NOT be "bragging" those numbers in an auction. I'd be keeping quiet and hoping no one asked! Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but isn"t ZmeCruise running 14.1's in a car with substantially less investment than $30K, and significantly closer to stock configuration?

Oh, I thought we were talking about Real Z's. Even for a ZX, I don't believe that it would do much of anything at the speeds that street cars are driven 95+% of the time. (except to look FUGLEY)

Hi James: Interesting that you got good service out of Zbarn. I've gone to their website several times and sent emails to them inquiring once about a transmission, and another couple of times for other parts, and I have NEVER even gotten one single response from them. I finally decided they weren't interested in doing business, so I won't ever make an attempt to do busines with them again. Too bad, they ignored this potential customer, maybe thay have all the customers that they need. The only complaint that I had with Danny's was that for the longest time he didn't take credit cards or PayPal. He insisted on Money orders, but his site now says they take PayPal. The main reason I mentioned them to Gary is that they are located semi-locally to him so shipping wouldn't be too much of any issue on a heavy part like the Ex Man.

Hi Gary: Have you checked with DANNY"S DATSUNS up in Roseburg, OR? He's got a ton of parts from "over 75 cars dismantled and on the shelf plus another 40 plus still intact. If you need parts for your vintage Z cars I’ve got them!" I've gotten several items from them over the last few years. Good Luck

Currently running old weak OEM springs, KYB strut carts, all Poly bushings. Next upgrade is Mulholland (old school) short, stiff springs that I just got from member greyghost, and a 1" front sway bar and a 3/4" rear sway bar, and 14" X 7" Konig Rewind wheels. Tires to be determined.

Only runs 14.1 in the 1/4 mile though. not that special for a $30K investment. Think I'd want to sell it too. I'd rather have more GO and less SHOW. Of course, opinions vary.............somewhat. Just my $.01 (I'm broke already from Xmas shopping) Carl

Where do you get the idea that the whale tail came on Z's??? It NEVER "came" on any Z. It is a design element of the Porsche 930/935 that was sold by after-marketers and grafted onto a few Z's by a few people. It was never very popular and thankfully died an early death.

OK, Keep in touch and we can get together for a pint or ??? I work funky days, Mon, Tues, Fri and Sat. Though my schedule may change by then. I might be able to come up with a cold/wet weather project too. Carl

Hi Ed: CoastguardZ is welcome to stop by and visit. I need my hood installed (hope it's already done by then though) and we could B.S. about cars, I just meant that there isn't any organized car stuff going on from Jan to Mar. I can always come up with a project to share with a guest! The list is long.